CHINA TALKING WITH PHARMACOS OVER LOWERING PRICES FOR EXPENSIVE MEDICINES TACKLING MAJOR DISEASE
April 1st, 2016
THE HEAD of China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission has said her officials are negotiating with pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of five drugs under a pilot programme that could be expanded in future. While she did not name the pharmacos taking part, Li Bin said during a meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, that the patented medicines under discussion treat serious disease, including cancer. Telling reporters at a press conference that there had been a “breakthrough” in these talks, she noted: “These ...
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